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Spatial ecology
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Epidemicity indices and reproduction numbers from infectious disease data in connected human populations
Andrea Rinaldo, Cristiano Trevisin, Lorenzo Mari, Marino Gatto
We focus on distinctive data-driven measures of the fate of ongoing epidemics. The relevance of our pursuit is suggested by recent results proving that the short-term temporal evolution of infection spread is described by an epidemicity index related to th ...
2024Limited role of soil texture in mediating natural vegetation response to rainfall anomalies
Evidence suggests that the response of rainfed crops to dry or wet years is modulated by soil texture. This is a central tenet for certain agronomic operations in water-limited regions that rely on spatial distribution of soil texture for guiding precision ...
2022Laboratoire de Grimsel, une architecture pour l’isolement
L'exploration humaine de l'espace n'en est qu'à ses débuts, et depuis le premier vol de Gagarine en 1961, le temps de vol des astronautes n’a cessé d’augmenter. Depuis le début des années 2000, une nouvelle ère s'est ouverte avec l'arrivée d'entreprises pr ...
2021The architecture of benthic biofilms - Linking hydraulics to spatially structured processes
Biofilms are spatially structured ecosystems, characterized by patterns and architectural features determined by the interplay between endogenous and exogenous processes. As in many other structured ecosystems, the characterization of spatial interactions ...
EPFL2021Space and time predictions of schistosomiasis snail host population dynamics across hydrologic regimes in Burkina Faso
Andrea Rinaldo, Theophile Mande, Francisco Javier Perez Saez
The ecology of the aquatic snails that serve as obligatory intermediate hosts of human schistosomiasis is driven by climatic and hydrological factors which result in specific spatial patterns of occurrence and abundance. These patterns in turn affect, join ...
2019Landscape genomic approach to detect selection signatures in locally adapted Brazilian swine genetic groups
Stéphane Joost, Robson Jose Cesconeto
Samples of 191 animals from 18 different Brazilian locally adapted swine genetic groups were genotyped using Illumina Porcine SNP60 BeadChip in order to identify selection signatures related to the monthly variation of Brazilian environmental variables. Us ...
2017Probing whole-stream metabolism: influence of spatial heterogeneity on rate estimates
- Whole-stream metabolism has been estimated by measuring in-stream oxygen (O2) concentrations since the method was introduced over 50 years ago. However, the influence of measurement location and estimation method on metabolism rates is understudied. We ...